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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 80

P.P.U. President Doesn't Want Butter Quality Lessened

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 2

The proposal that the water content of butter be increased from 16 to 18 per cent, is not favoured by the President of…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs —Winchombe Carson ltd. report 27,617 sheep and lambs penned of mixed quality The market was Practically…

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Junior Farmers for England

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 4

The Junior Farmers' Club Council of New South Wales has received an invitation from the Young Farmers' Clubs of England to send two Junior Farmers to compete in the…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the Central School, on Thursday last. Mr. J. Pepper and Mr. Clem O'Brien…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., reports:— We offered a representative selection of Merino, comeback and…

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Scone Store Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 8

New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Inc. in Eng.), and Pitt, Son and Keene, Pty. Ltd. (Scone), in…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

Farmers and Graziers' report:—We submitted a catalogue of 8254 bales on Thursday, 20th inst, drawn from a fairly wide area of…

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Meat and Butter For United Kingdom

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 10

Coupon donations to Red Cross Box XYZ are coming in faster than for any time during the last three months, said the Director of Rationing (Mr. J. B…

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All Cattle Up £1 a Head

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 7

Due, no doubt, to the recent shower and storm rains, there is keen competition locally to secure stock, with the result that all classes were up £1 a head at this week's stock sales…

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Singleton Wool Brings 62D

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 5

At the recent Newcastle wool sales, 62d per lb. was the top price received for the clip of S. A. Richards, Dawson's Hill…

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Women Accused of Cheating With Butter Coupons

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

Cheating by some housewives was partly responsible for about 80 per cent, of grocers having no butter coupon "banks," said the…

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Peeps Into the Past SINGLETON 50, 25. 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended November 27, 1897). Singleton Butter for Great Britain

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 3

Messrs. Moore and Co. have despatched from Singleton their first shipment of butter destined for the London markets. The…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 4

At a Management Committee meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held in Sydney on 19th inst., many matters of…

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All-Time Record Set in Dairy Disposal Sale Grade Cows Reach £55 a Head Top Price for Strath More Pedigree Cows 87 GUINEAS

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 6

An all-time record in dairy disposal sales was set yesterday when the entire herd of Mr. George Moore's Strathmore Ayrshire Stud was offered at public auction. The phenomenal figure of £55 was reached for grade cows…

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Field Day for Junior Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 4

On Thursday next a field day has been arranged for members of the Singleton Junior Farmers' Club. In the morning, Mr…

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Wheat Harvesting Delayed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat—Wheat harvesting in the ,Narrabri district is being delayed, by a shortage of being delayed by a shortage…

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Butter To Cost More On

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE; Saturday.—On Monday the Federal Government will Increase the retail price of butter by a maximum of 3½…

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Notes and Comment Continuous Butter-Making Machine

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government will shortly carry out trials at Norco Co-operative’s Lismore factory with two continuous…

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Russia’s Bumper Cotton Crop

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 1

MOSCOW (Associated Press) —The bumper cotton crop of So[?]at Central Asia is being gath[?] in amid reports that this…

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